Colors personality

Color Personality

It is common perception that colors influence your mood and emotions. However, color personality tests go a step farther. They claim that not only your current state of emotions but also future behaviors can be determined with the help of your preferred choice of colors. Incidentally, some corporations, colleges and schools are giving color meanings more weight than ever.They tend to make the most important career decisions with the help of your choice of colors.
Background
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It started with Max Lûscher, in 1940s. He confirmed that different colors act upon your emotions differently. The blue calms. The red excites. And black saddens.
By reversing the logic, he claimed, different colors represent different behaviors. Consequently,your choice of color represents your current emotional status. When you constantly go for a particular choice, it shows your way to handle the world around you. He suggested eight colors which can be used to identify different behaviors.
In 1978, Don Lowry suggested that like four humors of Greeks, four major Myers Briggs Types, four temperaments, there are four basic color personalities. Hetheorized that your choice for four major colors; blue, gold, green and orange, depicts your emotional reactions in the real world situations.
Scientific Reasons Behind Colors
How do you see the colors?
The color of an object is its characteristics which reflect certain frequencies of light wavelength. The blue background of this website is visible because it absorbs all frequencies of light exceptthose which are related with blue color.
But there are biological factors as well...
There are specific cells in the retina of your eyes. They contain three major pigments; blue, green and yellow. They collect the related information from your environment and transmit that to your primary visual cortex where it is processed to be understood. Sometimes, either due to complex genetic interaction orsome disease, these cells start malfunctioning. It is called color blindness.
However, color blindness does not create a big issue for the color personality tests. They contain such colors which are viewable to the normal and color blinds equally.
Psychological Reasons Behind Color Reactions
Psychologists agree that different colors may have different influence upon different people, dependingupon their past related memories. An orchard of red roses can make you jollier. However, red blood can have entirely different impact. However, color tests have developed generalized behavioral meanings of colors.
Color Meanings
Different color personality tests use different sets of colors. They differ even in the number of colors. Some important colors and their related generalized colormeanings are given here for your amusement.
Advice for Color Personality Tests
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Trust in your own judgment...
Before writing this article, I took 3-4 free color personality tests. Surprisingly, they were showing almost the same results. But the descriptions were not about me.
I was feeling agile and energetic before starting my session. However, the results wereshowing me unsatisfied, gloomy and sad. It was just after 2nd personality color test that the impact started upon me. After 3rd test, I was feeling myself unsatisfied, gloomy and weakening.
However, you are a better judge than any kind of psychlogical instrument!
Red is the warmest of all colors. Red is the color most chosen by extroverts and one of the top picks of males. On the negative side redcan mean temper or anger. In China, red is the color of prosperity and joy. Brides wear red and front doors are often painted red. Red is Tuesday's color. Red roses symbolize passionate love. Ruby rings should be worn on the left hand. Red is the color of Mars. This planet is known as the God of War.

Red Energy

Red is associated with fiery heat and warmth. It can also mean danger (burning)....